Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
After Effects has a new AI Assistant, but what can it actually do?
I’ve been testing it for the past couple of months, and in this tutorial I’ll show you how it works, where it shines, where it struggles, and how to use it without letting AI steal all the fun.
From cleaning messy projects and fixing expressions to generating assets and automating tedious tasks, let’s see if this new Assistant is actually useful.
Join my After Effects insider course: https://som.bz/eran
🔗 LINKS
Adobe Announcement: adobe.ly/4c81iDY
Handy app: https://handy.computer/
@JakeInMotion streams:
youtube.com/live/jz3JLh56eMg?si=TwgsCn5x68ooRANw
youtube.com/live/wdhXnahGNeU?si=m2Iq3NFfyAD9swy5
👉 FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL
⏵ instagram.com/sternfx1
⏵ facebook.com/sternfx
⏵ linkedin.com/in/sternfx
🎥 IN-DEPTH TRAINING
School Of Motion: https://som.bz/eran
LinkedIn Learning: bit.ly/linkedin_sternfx
Website: sternfx.co.uk
00:00 - What you will learn
00:39 - What can it do?
02:08 - Fix Expression Erorrs
04:46 - Create a Pendulum rig expression
07:27 - Project Organisation
09:43 - Decompose
13:40 - Arrange SVG mess
16:03 - Create a Basic Animation
18:07 - Compose Audio
20:50 - Match Size and Align 3D Layers
23:40 - Workflow Recommendations
24:23 - Things The Assistant Is Good At
25:39 - Things It Still Struggles With
After Effects has a new AI Assistant, but what can it actually do?
I’ve been testing it for the past couple of months, and in this tutorial I’ll show you how it works, where it shines, where it struggles, and how to use it without letting AI steal all the fun.
From cleaning messy projects and fixing expressions to generating assets and automating tedious tasks, let’s see if this new Assistant is actually useful.
Join my After Effects insider course: https://som.bz/eran
🔗 LINKS
Adobe Announcement: adobe.ly/4c81iDY
Handy app: https://handy.computer/
@JakeInMotion streams:
youtube.com/live/jz3JLh56eMg?si=TwgsCn5x68ooRANw
youtube.com/live/wdhXnahGNeU?si=m2Iq3NFfyAD9swy5
👉 FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL
⏵ instagram.com/sternfx1
⏵ facebook.com/sternfx
⏵ linkedin.com/in/sternfx
🎥 IN-DEPTH TRAINING
School Of Motion: https://som.bz/eran
LinkedIn Learning: bit.ly/linkedin_sternfx
Website: sternfx.co.uk
00:00 - What you will learn
00:39 - What can it do?
02:08 - Fix Expression Erorrs
04:46 - Create a Pendulum rig expression
07:27 - Project Organisation
09:43 - Decompose
13:40 - Arrange SVG mess
16:03 - Create a Basic Animation
18:07 - Compose Audio
20:50 - Match Size and Align 3D Layers
23:40 - Workflow Recommendations
24:23 - Things The Assistant Is Good At
25:39 - Things It Still Struggles With
